“I juh might do this. I just might do that.” Thugger is most threatening when you don’t know what he’ll do. Such is the thrust of his songs and a tear-down of this summer, screeching his way into our minds steadily with the 1017 tapes. Listen to the mix of spaced out DJ Spinz ticks and Young Thug urgency in the track. After the jump.Read More

This album sounds like it will be jumpy and feverish while not necessarily different. “I Like It” is a new boast from Meek and another of many middle fingers to the norm. Then again, his standard has been clear for a while…party and bullsh*t over snappy beats. Mac Miller can get with this. Check it after the jump.Read More

The Boy Sand emerges with this single from his upcoming album Hallways on Stones Throw. It’s bluesy, no-frills and colored with cynical humor. Great easy opener for dense topics. After the jump.Read More

Yela gets on his Em style rap rock here. The dormant buzz and fervent rhyme juxtaposition distract from some powerful messages about modern stardom. Check the heavy metal freestyle after the jump.Read More

Following in a line of artists like Gif, J. Cole and Dizzy Wright to make specific songs targeting the police state, G Unit releases “Ahh Sh*t” as their response to social issues. Watch the video after the jump.Read More

ILoveMakonnen is giving Trinidad Jame$ the booster shot with his signature drone. The Atlanta artists are generating new heat with these impromptu collaborations. We also can’t get enough Mak Man. Listen to the stream after the jump.Read More

Pour champagne all over the track, the vocals, the sentiment. Raise a glass to the right luxury rap, reminiscent of old Roc-A-Fella stuff with no hint of decadence. Jeezy, Game and Ross lighten up the mobster rich life by saluting it and its accessories. Check the single after the jump.Read More

Wiz and Nicki flirt with this pop rock stadium ballad all throughout. As their voices barely touch the drums, maybe they mean to reveal that the true colors of their artistry only peripherally involve rapping. It’s also a coup that two artists who will be competing for sales with important late-year albums are teaming up for a song instead of beefing. Check out “True Colors” after the jump.Read More

Great to debate which is the best Carter now that The Carter V is on the way. This is the lead single and video from the latest Weezy effort. It puts him right at home in an asylum, struggling to spread his styles to the masses. So many styles. Admission to the crazy house after the jump.Read More

Killer Mike gives this ATL style remix a complete punch by hitting his percussive flow hard so that Young Thug and TI can twang all over it. Thug in particular gives the harshness a break with his brand of molasses flow singing. Listen to Nu Wave ATL after the jump.Read More

The Snowman stops in with hip-hop’s favorite auntie interviewer. He talks mostly about his new record, and how Jay-Z doesn’t cry but could cry if he wanted to because he’s that rich. But truthfully, this is a good insight into Jeezy’s origins in the poorest part of Atlanta and how he uses that experience to guide him as a music entrepreneur. Watch after the jump.Read More

Bobby Capri hits us with this follow up song from his Instant Gratification project. It’s the kind of light-hearted, pitter patter flow that gives Gibbs a great canvas. It turns the uphill climb of rap careers into an understandable work-a-day plot. Check the ambition track after the jump.Read More

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